Consultative members
Next to Members, the Bologna Process also involves Consultative Members and BFUG partners.
With the Prague Communiqué, the Ministers agreed:
“The European University Association, the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE), the National Unions of Students in Europe and the Council of Europe should be consulted in the follow-up work.”
In the Berlin Communiqué, these organisations (plus UNESCO-CEPES) were then referred to as “Consultative Members”.
Explicit criteria for consultative membership were for the first time laid down by the Bologna Follow-up Group at its meeting in Mondorf on 1-2 March 2005. Further information is available on the EHEA membership and criteria page.
Business Europe
BUSINESSEUROPE is a consultative member of the Bologna Follow-Up Group.
Council of Europe
Council of Europe is a consultative member of the Bologna Follow-Up Group.
EI/ETUCE
Education International is a consultative member of the Bologna Follow-Up Group.
ENQA
The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) is a consultative member of the Bologna Follow-Up Group.
ESU
The European Students' Union (ESU) is the umbrella organisation of 45 National Unions of Students (NUS) from 40 countries.
EUA
The European University Association is a consultative member of the Bologna Follow-Up Group.
UNESCO
UNESCO is a consultative member of the Bologna Follow-Up Group.
EURASHE
The European Association for the Applied Sciences in Higher Education - EURASHE - is a consultative member of the Bologna Follow-Up Group.
Other Non-voting Member
The European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR) was founded in 2008 from an initiative of the Bologna Process. EQAR has a similar status to the consultative members (non-voting member of BFUG), but has so far not been officially named consultative member.
EQAR
EQAR is a non-voting member of the Bologna Follow-Up Group.